Again, stop assuming you know people. I didn't say there wasn't a bonding time. PLEASE READ what people write before getting all hopped up. I said, it takes about a month for your baby to really recognize, store, process the dad figure of the situation. It's pretty fucking self explanatory. Mothers instantly bond, they've been carrying, etc. Babies recognize their mothers breast milk smell, and they see their mother probably 80% or more of the time for the first month or more, regardless of who else stays home. Therefor, what I said, and I'll say it again, paternal leave isn't as important as maternal leave for the first month or more of the growth process. EDIT: and lets bring it back to what we were talking about, which was paid paternal leave and how that is unfair/discriminatory.
Try not getting more than 2 hours of congruent sleep in 6 weeks, while dealing with various injuries to your nether regions and see how you feel. And of course, during those pockets of time between feeding, changing, burping you'll need to take care of your own basic needs. So it really does take at least 2 people care for a newborn. According to FMLA/OFLA, you can take time off to care for an immediate family member or newborn, so why not? Sick time is a benefit, just like vacation, so why are you concerned about someone using their accumulated sick time to take care of their family?
Not to speak for Blue, but I don't think he has an issue with someone using sick time. The debate is over paid leave outside of and in addition to sick time.
Exactly. I have no problem with any unpaid leave, sick, or pto. It's like you said, the bonus paid leave that people would get over others. And to be honest, I don't really care one way or another. I was just trying to debate the issue at hand from a different point of view.
I just grilled some brats. Sauteed some onions, sweet peppers, and minced garlic to go on top and had a side salad.
I made up some chicken, zucchini, mushroom, and bell pepper kabobs over here. Had some roasted cauliflower with parmesan cheese and garlic in it too. God, grilling should be a damn sport on ESPN.
Which reminds me I need to pressure wash my grill and get it ready. Even covered it still looks like ass on the inside. :\
